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By Michael Toerge / Candidate for Council, District 6 As voters await the opportunity to vote on recalling Scott Peotter, I think it is important to engage in a conversation with the community on the steps we need to take to restore confidence in our city government and those...

Scott Peotter is soon to be recalled by the residents of Newport Beach. Rather than offer any defense for his irresponsible behavior and ideas on the city council, Peotter and the puppet masters behind him offer only the argument that the recall would result in a cost estimated...

By Will O’Neill, Newport Beach City Councilman In between scooping ice cream for a hundred root beer floats and dancing with my daughter to the Tijuana Dogs in the Evelyn Hart Event Center at the OASIS Senior Center last weekend, I observed yet again the incredible people that...

As America reacts with disgust at the sexual harassment and assault record of Harvey Weinstein, the California Legislature, Fox News, and other political and media leaders, I have become exceedingly angry that our own City Council Member, Scott Peotter, was the only member of the...

In November 2014, Scott Peotter was barely elected to the Newport Beach City Council with 11,920 votes. On October 27, the signatures of 10,688 voters were submitted on a recall petition asking that he be removed from office. As I walked the city with my recall petition, I was...

After attending the October 30th presentation by the developer of the Koll Center Residential project, I came away thinking about how much we need to accomplish in the upcoming General Plan Update. The Koll Center project is planned to be three high-rise towers, overwhelming and...

I support the recall of Scott Peotter because he is a lifetime political hack who has accomplished nothing to make our community better. For more than eight years, Peotter was a politically appointed Planning Commissioner in Irvine, where he was a sure vote for high rise and...

Barry Allen is a great guy. He is someone that I consider a friend and a person I respect as having contributed significantly to our community. His lovely wife, Debbie, is also a class act. Unfortunately, Barry’s taste in, and appreciation for, contemporary art is on par with my...

Zinque open a year ago in Lido Marina Village, and for a time was the only dining option available at the revamped and remodeled outdoor mall on the water in Lido Village. Since then, several other restaurants have opened with more on the way, but that’s a good thing, because...

What came first, the chicken or the egg? In the case of The Crack Shack, the answer is both! The Crack Shack on 17th Street in Costa Mesa is the latest restaurant from celebrity chef Richard Blais, whom we last encountered at the Newport Beach Wine & Food Festival. Blais has...

They say good things come in threes, but in the case of the Quebe Sisters, the musical trio is more than just good—they are astoundingly talented. All three Quebe Sisters – Hulda, Sophia and Grace – play violin, which itself is unusual. But then they open their mouths and...

Life can be so beautiful and so tragic. It’s often difficult to make sense of these extremes. No matter what happens in life, ultimately our attitude and our ability to pick up the pieces is key. We can see the beauty daily around us, but only if we are truly open to seeing it....